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Portfolio
New projects we are working on 2012
 
Jersey. St Helier 2011
 
 
 
 
 
Cornwall. Helston Sensory Garden, 2 years on
Open Day 7 July 2011
 
Jersey. My Garden 2011
 
 
 
Jersey. Outdoor Life Show 13-15 May 2011
The edible garden: Trees: victoria plum, pears. Growing wall: strawberry tarpan (pink flowers) and elsanta (white flowers), lettuce, cabbage, basil, nasturtium banana split. Border: Blackberry, raspberry, strawberry, chives, bay, lemon thyme, mint and apple mint in planters, rosemary, lavender, golden marjoram. Non edible: Lupins, salvia, perennial geranium; Ajuga braun hertz, Hebe, Sambucas Black Lace, Bacopa snowflake, ivy (all great plants for wildlife).
 
 
Jersey. Family garden 2011
The garden includes raised beds, areas for growing vegetables, seating areas, area for chimnea, children's play area with climbing wall and a new artificial lawn
 
 
 
Jersey. St Brelade 2011
 
 
Jersey. Town garden 2011
A lovely garden in the heart of St Helier has been updated using wood to cover the back wall, we have installed a sedum roof on the old outhouse and have built 3 raised beds and a built-in seating area. Uplighters have been put in the raised beds and a strip light under the seating area. The client chose the plants for the raised beds that we planted up and finished off with a purple slate mulch.
 
 
Jersey. Contemporary West facing garden 2011
Contemporary design including raised irrigated beds, hot tub, water features, exotic planting and integrated seating areas
20/20 Magazine: 8-page article written by Katie McArthur
2020 is an annual publication and can also be picked up in different locations around the island
throughout 2011.
- If you opt to "view online" 2020 can be seen here : p54-61
http://www.financeoffshore.com/journal2020.asp
Jersey: Asthetic courtyard design 2010
Large courtyard garden within a farm setting. Granite faced raised beds will be filled with beautiful scented roses, structural box balls and Italian cypruss to name a few. The design is based around a central bed that will have an olive tree surrounded by lavenders and rosemary. We have commissioned 6 large planters that will contain mature Bay trees and tumbling ivy. Paving, gravel paths and curved beds flow out from the central point to create a pleasing asthetic design. The garden will also include an irrigation system and lighting system.
 
April 2011 - Sun back in courtyard and plants starting to grow
 
 
 
 
 
May 2011
 
 
Jersey. Courtyard design for professional couple 2010
The brief was to design a small garden for a professional couple. They love to entertain, sit in the sun and eat outdoor and need the grass removing to stop the dog digging holes. Our design was to maximise the space using a raised bed with floating wooden seat and outdoor heater/bbq. We used natural stone that blended with the purples of the existing flooring and the granite in the bbq. A drainage strip has been installed under the seating and divides the two different pavings. The same paving has also been used to pave around the existing conservatory.
 
 
 
 
Cornwall. Helston Community Hospital, Sensory garden 2009
Gardens within hospitals provide an escape from the hospital environment, allow patients to take control of their situation, provide spaces for support and privacy and also help in the healing and recovery process. Scent and sound stimulates the part of our brain associated with memory which is an excellent tool when working with people who suffer with dimensia.
The Helston sensory garden is for patients aged over 70, staff and visitors to the hospital. The garden will provide seasonal interest, low maintenance planting including lots of ground cover plants such as geranium, lady's mantle and strawberries, scented lavenders and rosemary and tactile grasses and soft silvery lamb's ears. The planting in the garden will attract an array of birds, bees and butterflies into the garden, creating an added dimension of movement and sound. There are many seating choices, a sail shade, raised beds for gentle gardening, wide paths for wheelchair access and handrails that comply with the hospital's health and safety.
 
 
Cornwall. Helston Community Hospital, Sensory Garden 2 years on
Open Day 7 July 2011
Now we're back in Jersey it's so good to see images on the web of people using and enjoying the sensory garden on a sunny day in Cornwall and the League of Friends raised a whopping £1,400 on the day.
Cornwall. Childrens’ Gardens, Outdoor play 2009
A childrens’ garden was created for a group of children in Penryn, Cornwall. The garden included a willow dome, wild flowers, a pond, vegetable beds and planting to attract wildlife. The aim of the garden was to engage and inspire children, promote creativity, encourage them to grow and eat fruit and vegetables and allow them to play and explore their natural surroundings. It is also a tranquil space to sit and relax and listen to stories and enjoy role play.
 
Cornwall. Truro Health Park: Sculptural courtyard design
Working alongside Rob Olins a community artist, Arts for Health in Cornwall and University College Falmouth, we were asked to create a sculptural courtyard design for the Truro Health Park development. Katie's design was based on the beauty of Cornwall in Spring, Wild flowers and grasses in the hedgerows, visiting wildlife, the coastal breeze and the morning sun. The courtyard installation consists of copper grasses, white marble plinths and large dandelion seedheads.
Cornwall. St Austell Community Hospital: Sensory garden attached to the Maternity Ward
The garden has been designed with tranquility in mind. Labouring mothers are to be encouraged to use the garden to ease the discomfort of labour and relax them by using distractions in the form of running water traveling in rills, poems that weave around the rills, seating areas surrounded by rustling birch trees and lots of scented and tactile planting. Gentle walking around the garden will also ease discomfort and speed up the labour process. Visiting family members and children can also relax in the garden.
 
Cornwall. St Austell Community Hospital: Sensory garden attached to the Geriatric Ward
The garden contains many features including raised beds with scented and tactile planting, raised beds and wide paths for wheelchair access, water features, year round interest and plenty of seating and shaded areas. The garden offers an escape from the hospital environment allowing patients to gain control of their situation. They can sit and read, meet family members or socialise with other patients and members of staff.
 
Cornwall. St Austell Community Hospital: Hospital Community Garden
Anyone visiting the hospital is encouraged to use the community garden. Features include raised beds and wide paths, low balance beams for children to sit and play on, rubber flooring, plenty of seating, a water rill in the middle of the garden, birch trees and scented and tactile planting. There is also an area within the garden for ever changing sculptural installations and artwork and space for local musicians to play.
The garden celebrates creative arts and the positive effects they have on our well-being.
 
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